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I managed to avoid most of

artappraiser — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 03:23:11 +0000

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artappraiser — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 03:22:33 +0000

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I managed to avoid most of

artappraiser — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 03:03:55 +0000

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I managed to avoid most of the "Old Town Road" hysteria through dedication, teamwork and a strong work ethic.
Since it's died down a bit, I decided to take a peek at the video.
I clicked on this one because it was first, and now I don't feel that... https://t.co/bG10Sa2NJ1
— Marsha Warfield (@MarshaWarfield) September 28, 2019

A Guide to African Country

artappraiser — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:51:16 +0000

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A Guide to African Country Music https://t.co/2HVdlD5UWQ via @Bandcamp
— Dust-to-Digital (@dusttodigital) September 26, 2019

Glad to see discussion of

artappraiser — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:46:14 +0000

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Glad to see discussion of assimilation, integration and fusion going on here as regards this work, rather than cries of cultural appropriation. The work deserves all the awards it will undoubtedly get, has proven itself to be highly culturally important as well as popular, not just a one-time crossover fluke.

NEED TO KNOW: HOW LIL NAS X

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:50:30 +0000

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NEED TO KNOW: HOW LIL NAS X AND BILLY RAY CYRUS STRETCHED THE LIMITS OF COUNTRY MUSIC

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Because a new star is born amid racial and musical controversy.

OZY Newsmakers: Deep dives on the names you need to know.

By Carly Stern @ Ozy. com, April 10

What happens when you combine some twangy guitar and trap beats, a meme of cowboys by the fire, a young Black innovator and a country music stalwart? An achy breaky chart.

The unlikely collaboration of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus (best known, depending on your age bracket, as Hannah Montana’s dad or the crooner of 1992 smash Achy Breaky Heart) on the suddenly everywhere song Old Town Road (I Got Horses in the Back) has raised racial and genre-bending questions as old as popular music itself, with a backstory made for the social media age. In the process, it’s crowned a new star and revived the career of another. Not bad for a tune initially clocking in under two minutes.

In December 2018, the little-known musician from Atlanta called Lil Nas X (his real name is Montero Lamar Hill) uploaded the single as part of the “Yeehaw Challenge” on TikTok, a social media site [....]

Whole thing made me think of

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:26:18 +0000

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Whole phenomenon made me think of the lyrics of this oldie

Lil Nas X-Old Town Road

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:07:30 +0000

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Lil Nas X-Old Town Road-featuring Billy Ray Cyrus: